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Together the pair have formed a formidable partnership in front of Petr Cech and given Koscielny is just 31 and Mustafi is 24, it’s a partnership that still has many years left in it.

So that just makes the prospect of Arsenal splashing £47m on Manolas even more unrealistic because the Roma man would not be coming to the Emirates to sit on the bench.

Shkodran Mustafi has yet to lose in an Arsenal shirt. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Plus when you look at what Wenger has in reserve right now, it is incredibly strong.

Gabriel has proven himself to a fine understudy. The Brazilian has some critics, but he rarely lets anyone down when called upon, as his recent stint at right-back as shown.

Club captain Per Mertesacker has just signed a new one-year deal so he is going anywhere and then there is Rob Holding, who appears to have everything needed to go on to become one the country’s best defenders.

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Every time the former Bolton man has pulled on an Arsenal shirt he has looked a class act.

And when you consider a decision will have to be made about Calum Chambers, who has impressed on loan at Middlesbrough this season, then you realise just how much strength in depth Wenger has at centre-back.

So as eye-catching as the link to Manolas is, it’s one that screams speculation and nothing more.